The K Jazz Show on Kofifi FM 97.2

The Mkhize & Spiess Project Interview 17 April 2022

The music of the newly formed quartet of the two band leaders Afrika Mkhize and Simon Spiess moves in modern jazz and is packed with catchy themes and energetic solos. It is power jazz as you are used to from South Africa. The quartet consists of two famous musicians from…

21 Aug 2022 15 min

Muhammad Dawjee introduces "The Dawjee Trio" on Kofifi FM 97.2

Muhammad Dawjee is a musician, composer & scholar from the Indian apartheid group-area, Laudium, on the western outskirts of Pretoria. He sees improvisation as a research process and takes a particular interest in the identity of the Indian diaspora living in South Africa by using music to unearth complex stories…

14 Aug 2022 20 min

Dee Lee Dube Interview on Kofifi FM 97.2

Dee Lee Dube became the first British winner and recipient of the Sassy Award at the 5th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition including Best international collaboration at the 2021 Mzantsi Jazz Awards. Raised around an eclectic range of music, she picked up the violin at Four years old,…

31 Jul 2022 46 min

Tumi Mogorosi Interview on Kofifi FM 97.2 - 17 July 2022

Group Theory: Black Music is a stunning new statement from South African drummer and composer Tumi Mogorosi. Standing in the lineage of South African greats such as Louis Moholo-Moholo, Makaya Ntshoko and Ayanda Sikade. It is Mogorosi’s first project as leader since 2014, Group Theory: Black Music marks a return…

17 Jul 2022 18 min

Thandi Ntuli Interview on Kofifi FM 97.2 - 10 July 2022

Thandi hails from a lineage of rich musical heritage, being the niece of multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of Afro fusion band Harari, Selby Ntuli. Following her successful debut release “The Offering” (2014), is the release of her highly anticipated project "Exiled", which includes aspects of different genres including Spoken Word,…

11 Jul 2022 28 min

Tutu Puoane Live on Kofifi FM 97.2 - 05 June 2022

Tutu Puoane is one of the exciting voices on the international jazz scene today. A scholar of music, a vocalist, composer and collaborator who spent some time at the Royal Conservatory in the Netherlands, finally settling down in Antwerp, Belgium. Two of her albums, ‘Quiet Now’ and ‘Mama Africa’ (a collaboration…

5 Jun 2022 11 min

Ernest " Stompie " Manana Interview on Kofifi FM 97.2 - 22 May 2022

Stompie Manana has spent more than 50 years playing the trumpet, and was a founder member of the famous African Jazz Pioneers. Top musician Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse describes Manana as "one of the most underrated and unheralded" trumpeters in the country. From 1956 Manana played and toured with bands like…

22 May 2022 39 min

Zoe Modiga talks Women in Jazz and Inganekwane on Kofifi FM 97.2

Zoë Modiga born and raised in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is the quintessential artist who represents the present and future of South African music. Drawing from the human experience, identity and storytelling, she creates a distinct sound to communicate a modern, evolving African story without losing its essence. As a…

16 Aug 2020 15 min